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but maybe not so weird. >> reginald potts was visited by the sheriff's office in order to evict reginald pots. >> of course this was 2006, a lot of people were falling behind in their mortgages. but reginald's was deeper than that. >> he was constantly in default. he had not a pot or pan in the kitchen, but what he believed were important items to surround himself with, cars, clothing, high end restaurants. >> narrator: the bentley it turned out belonged to somebody else. and his hookups and a wife who was raising his children and another one who was raising another. it didn't take nailah long to figure it out. >> she knew something was off about him, so she decided to look a little deeper. >> narrator: so she ended it, and as she did, she warned whomever she could about reginald, even one of his other girlfriends. >> watch out for this guy, he's bad news, and he's cheating on you? >> yeah, they were in communication about reginald. >> nailah told andre that when reginald found out, he wasn't happy. >> he got wind of that and reached out to nailah in a threatening manner. >> narrator: se
but maybe not so weird. >> reginald potts was visited by the sheriff's office in order to evict reginald pots. >> of course this was 2006, a lot of people were falling behind in their mortgages. but reginald's was deeper than that. >> he was constantly in default. he had not a pot or pan in the kitchen, but what he believed were important items to surround himself with, cars, clothing, high end restaurants. >> narrator: the bentley it turned out belonged to somebody...
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potts as was his right, demanded a speedy trial, but then -- >> reginald potts used every resource at hiss disposal to delay the process. >> narrator: nbc chicago's charlie husky watched in amazen't as reginald turns speedy justice into something else all together. >> he hired lawyers, he fired lawyers, he tried to act as his own attorney. at each step of the trial, the trial had to be reset. >> in the fourth half of the year, indiana had apolished capital punishment, so that was off the table. still reginald's actions forced delays. just as nailah's family had reached out to the media, reginald potts tried to launch a p.r. campaign from behind bars. to convince me that there may besome way that he was not associated with this crime, that it might be associated with someone else. >> narrator: every delay, every manipulation was slow torture. >> i very much believe that everyone should have a fair and just trial and that too often people who are poor or people of color do not -- or most often, they don't get proper representation, and they don't get a fair shake in our court system. bu
potts as was his right, demanded a speedy trial, but then -- >> reginald potts used every resource at hiss disposal to delay the process. >> narrator: nbc chicago's charlie husky watched in amazen't as reginald turns speedy justice into something else all together. >> he hired lawyers, he fired lawyers, he tried to act as his own attorney. at each step of the trial, the trial had to be reset. >> in the fourth half of the year, indiana had apolished capital punishment, so...
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they pronounced reginald potts guilty of first-degree murder. >> whew. i was so relieved. i was like, , ay, that's past now is the next thing. >> narrator: the next thing was sentencing, nearly four months later. >> still waiting and hoping he doesn't get four years or something stupid like that. >> narrator: but again, they had what was this man all about? there was a hearing to help the judge make a decision about sentence, normally just arguments, recommendations from both sides. but not this time. the prosecution called 35 witnesseseto tell the judge a hair raising story about reginald potts. reginald was not quite the gold plated success story he appeared to be. >> he lived a live of a lot of smoke and mirrors. >> he was a con man who conned a lot of peoeoe. >> narrator: and when the con n was challenged, even law enforcement was a target. >> he uaid he would kill my family, my family would never be safe. >> i was struck three times by mr. potts in the face. >> narrator: he has a long record in prison where he struck guards. all of that was too prejudicial to present
they pronounced reginald potts guilty of first-degree murder. >> whew. i was so relieved. i was like, , ay, that's past now is the next thing. >> narrator: the next thing was sentencing, nearly four months later. >> still waiting and hoping he doesn't get four years or something stupid like that. >> narrator: but again, they had what was this man all about? there was a hearing to help the judge make a decision about sentence, normally just arguments, recommendations from...
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still reginald's actions forced just as nailah's family had reached out to the media, reginald potts tried to launch a p.r. campaign from behind bars. >> his family reached out trying to convince me that there may besome way that he was not associated with this crime, that it might be associated with someone else. >> narrator: every delay, every manipulation was slow torture. >> i very much believe that everyone should have a fair and just trial and that too often people who are poor or people of color do not -- or most often, they don't get proper representation, and they don't get a fair shake in our court system. but this was not that. >> narrator: and then finally, on october 28, 2015, on a crisp, fall day in chicago, the trial of reginald potts began, it had >> whe was finally happening, we were confused about how things would go down. finally a trial, what type of experience is this going to be? >> narrator: they had no idea, how could they? assistant state attorneys maria mccarthy and fabio value lean entini were the district attorneys in the crime. >> narrator: and not many c
still reginald's actions forced just as nailah's family had reached out to the media, reginald potts tried to launch a p.r. campaign from behind bars. >> his family reached out trying to convince me that there may besome way that he was not associated with this crime, that it might be associated with someone else. >> narrator: every delay, every manipulation was slow torture. >> i very much believe that everyone should have a fair and just trial and that too often people who...
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potts. so, yes, reginald pots was a . but he wasn't exactly hiding from the police. remember, he had given them a out. >> he was pretty specific on where he's at. >> narrator: and as the weeks e seemed quite eager to help. >> he continuously called me on my cell phone. >> really?tell you what? >> trying to direct the investigation, why haven't we lked to you eke echols. >> they were at a target store shopping. >> narrator: and sure enough, firmed his security cameras at the target eem to exclude potts as a suspect if henot killing and asphyxiating nailah. >> if you're going to commit a crime, do not do it at target, to have everything from the sign to every transaction on the keypad very clear.ugh he managed to avoid every camera on the store, or his frchbd lied to him. only reginald wasn't at the target, but -- >> he got a phone call from and traveled to hammond in order to pick him up because he needed a ride.mond, indiana, where nailah's car was found. of nailah franklin. but reginald, quite vehemently >> we would push you and then we would have -- >> fabrication?
potts. so, yes, reginald pots was a . but he wasn't exactly hiding from the police. remember, he had given them a out. >> he was pretty specific on where he's at. >> narrator: and as the weeks e seemed quite eager to help. >> he continuously called me on my cell phone. >> really?tell you what? >> trying to direct the investigation, why haven't we lked to you eke echols. >> they were at a target store shopping. >> narrator: and sure enough, firmed his...
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they pronounced reginald potts guilty of first-degree murder. >> whew. i was so relieved. i was like, okay, that's past now is the next thing. >> narrator: the next thing was sentencing, nearly four months later. >> still waiting and hoping he doesn't get four years or something stupid like that. >> narrator: but again, they had no idea. what was this man all about? there was a hearing to help the judge make a decision about sentence, normally just arguments, recommendations from both sides. but not this time. the prosecution called 35 witnesses to tell the judge a hair raising story about reginald potts. reginald was not quite the gold plated success story he appeared to be. >> he lived a live of a lot of smoke and mirrors. >> he was a con man who conned a lot of people. >> narrator: and when the con man was challenged, even law enforcement was a target. >> he said he would kill my family, my family would never be safe. >> i was struck three times by mr. potts in the face. >> narrator: he has a long record in prison where he struck guards. all of that was too prejudicial
they pronounced reginald potts guilty of first-degree murder. >> whew. i was so relieved. i was like, okay, that's past now is the next thing. >> narrator: the next thing was sentencing, nearly four months later. >> still waiting and hoping he doesn't get four years or something stupid like that. >> narrator: but again, they had no idea. what was this man all about? there was a hearing to help the judge make a decision about sentence, normally just arguments,...